Smyrna times., 1887-10-12

Messrs. Curtis & Brother wbo -
ISulluing new paper mill at Newori'
nave just planted rotary boiler ro ~ ~
UIactured by The Pusev and Leu
company, of Wilmington. at tbair VaS.s
The N wnic9 weighs $4,000 pounds.
-o mo Newark bridge between the rail.
o r5is anu ~ Cne mil had to be stifened in
ster. ''''''ee OI Cne mon
u burglars entered the store of PbiIin
borger at Delaware City, Mondav n;nbt
carried OF some goods and set FIRE to
part OF the rest. The flames waro 80
IInguls6ed without doing much damo"o
;Do[ger mad only been fairly establisbed
IN MS new store, his old bniIdino ba0'
lIS Oeen burned. A bundle of mem
cIOChes, supposed to have been stoIan
rom Nicholas Prices house which
was robbed recently, have been found
ses. Preml-
D, FATE OF A LITTLE Boy WHO WENr
n enthusiastically afternoon Barnev
rogers, aged IL years, fell from a tail
1I1IIcKOry tree, upon the propertv Of
henry u. Banning, Wilmington. and ia
fatally injured. When near the Ton oF
Une tree, nearly fifty feet, the limb on
winch he stood broke and he fell 70 t6a
ground, striking upon two stones Of
the Oase OF the tree. When the doctor
reached the boy, who was still nnder
sne Tree, he found him completely col.
lapsed and scarcely alive. An exami-
haClOh showed so many serious ininries
as TO create surprise that he was not in
stantly killed. - -'0' J."
The st. Georges Democrats who
IaVor new constitution Organized
cup at MiddletOwn Saturday ni0ht
ana 1t is notable that William p. Bigcs
brother of the Governor. had his
name to the call. The Inder on ThursS
uay was inclined to sneer at the Gov
errors reform record and reminded
Il MN ~ rather pointedly of how he has
iallen from grace in the estimation Of
ms old friends in Sussex. Frank M
Dunn, business manager of the L,doT
Is confident that Kent county will con
tribute its full quota to q victorions
vote Tor a convention, and saws that be
does not know of any one who is NOT
going to vote affirmatiVelv. A similar
report comes from Milford OnoL
creek with its two reform journals at
smyrna Is despaired of by those papers
10 the surprise of less favored bnn-
1reds. Northwest Fork and Baltimore
hundreds In Sussex, occupying oppo.
site corners of the county, are prom.
lseu 10 vote every man for a conven-
tlon, and even Georgetown. the Pawn
ter-StOckley stronghold, it IS said. will
give 1t majority. Mass meetings are
TO be held in every Sussex town he.
tween now ard the election and Demo-
IIallc speakers are to be supplied. DR..
augh Martin, A. P. Robinson, ESQ.
No6ert Z; White, Esq, w. r. McCabe
ana Charles Whitley, Jr,, are expected
70 canvass the county. Mr.. Robinson
Will appear in Wilmington, to address a
meeting under the auspices of the Y,
NJ. ID. e., before the canvass is ended
= Wilmington Sunday Star.
Two farmers from Pencader were at
ne Academy of Music, Wilmington
ne other night to see the Eagles
Nest" Between the acts they cot to
discussing the merits of a fine sow re-
emily purchased by one of them. and
became so much interested that thew
continued the discussion for some min
ties after the curtain went up. Their
ak was so annoying to a gentleman
Who sat back of them that presently
,e reached over, and touching one of
mem on the arm, whispered
Excuse me, my friend, but how
hucn IS that sow wOrth?"
The farmer stared for a while and
nally said About fifteen dollars. I
eckOn." . = +
All right" said the gentleman. tax
ng out his pOcketBOok and tenderin0
) greenback. Here is a TWENTY I
Vow that the sow is mine Just let her t
lone, if you please" e
The neighboring audience snickered :
nd although the erestfallen countrv-
nan made a CHASTITY attempt TO turn
ne tide of sarcasm by pocketing the =
ote and handing over five dollars in
mango, the hit was crushing in its eff
ect, and in the dead silence that fol-
owed all eyes were turned admiringIv
n the philanthrOpist who leaned back s
nd vastly enjoyed his popularity.
But what the delegates from down the
enlnsula said when they tried to buv
eer with the twenty after the per- c
'rmance and discovered that it was n q
is much too lurid to be
wen in this column.-Sundav Star. S